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'If Auxillia Mnangagwa does not want you at her events, then don't go'
DEPUTY Information Minister Kindness Paradza has told journalists not to force themselves on First Lady Auxillia Mnangagwa, who has developed a habit of hand picking reporters she wants and chasing so...Published: 20 May 2023 at 19:15hrs | 222 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa wife's official meddling intensifies
First Lady Auxillia Mnangagwa's meddling in government affairs intensified this week after she flew out of the country with her twin sons Sean and Collins to hold separate meetings with Belarus Presid...Published: 18 Apr 2023 at 20:01hrs | 1740 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's wife steals limelight in meddling
WHEN the 2017 coup that toppled the long-time ruler Robert Mugabe unfolded, military commanders and top Zanu-PF officials announced that one of the reasons for the ouster was to stop the then first la...Published: 17 Dec 2022 at 12:39hrs | 3296 | by Staff reporter
'Zimbabwe's media landscape remains treacherous'
FORTY-ONE years after independence, Zimbabwe's media landscape remains treacherous with independent journalists being subjected to harassment by State security agents, poorly paid and denied the freed...Published: 20 Apr 2021 at 07:27hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's wife interfered with The Herald Editor's job
FORMER Herald Editor, Tichaona Zindoga has opened up on his tough experience when he was at the helm of the state controlled daily where he claims First Lady Auxillia Mnangagwa constantly interfered w...Published: 20 Apr 2021 at 07:19hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's national dress fabric triggers debate
THE country's national dress fabric meant to promote and preserve national identity launched by President Emmerson Mnangagwa at the State House at the weekend has been met with mixed reactions....Published: 21 Dec 2020 at 06:34hrs | 17 | by Staff reporter
Obliquity and politics of re-engagement
A man called John Kay is one of Britain's leading economists. His work — widely acclaimed — is centred on relationships between economics, finance and business while his career has spanned academi...Published: 31 Aug 2019 at 18:25hrs | 125 | by Tichaona Zindoga
Barbarians, be warned!
There is a sense of foreboding regarding the planned demonstrations by Zimbabwe's opposition MDC-Alliance. This is because everyone knows that "success" of the demos - measured in terms of attracting ...Published: 16 Aug 2019 at 07:37hrs | | by Tichaona Zindoga
Herald-Newsday fight escalates
The altercation between The Herald and Newsday newspapers escalated on Monday with Acting Herald Editor Tichaona Zindoga accusing his Newsday counterpart Mr Wisdom Mdzungairi of employing "subte...Published: 20 May 2019 at 12:20hrs | 4115 | by Mandla Ndlovu
The Herald falsehoods exposed, claims Newsday
ALPHA Media Holdings (AMH) has castigated The Herald for abusing and forsaking the tenets of journalism in a desperate attempt to soil the image of NewsDay.This followed a malicious and false ...Published: 18 May 2019 at 09:59hrs | 891 | by Staff reporter
Charamba loyalists targeted in fresh round of purges at The Herald
The Herald's acting editor Tichaona Zindoga has rung the changes at the Zimpapers title, controversially deploying three senior journalists to provincial offices in a purge targeting loyalists of Pres...Published: 11 May 2019 at 15:46hrs | 4136 | by ZimLive
'Government does not own Zimpapers'
Former Minister of Information Professor Jonathan Moyo says government does not have any shareholding in the Zimbabwe Newspapers (Zimpapers) a company that publishes The Herald, The Chronicle, Sunday ...Published: 19 Feb 2019 at 13:15hrs | 1505 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Chamisa ally gets top Herald post
There was jubilation at the MDC Headquarters Monday morning after former Herald Political Editor Tichaona Zindoga was promoted to Deputy Editor of the same paper.MDC staffers ...Published: 18 Dec 2018 at 10:28hrs | 14960 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Mutsvangwa pushes for Transitional Authority?
Presidential advisor and War Veterans Leader Ambassador Christopher Mutsvangwa is reportedly pushing for the country to adopt a Transitional Authority to run the country. A top off...Published: 18 Dec 2018 at 10:04hrs | 16278 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Caesar Zvayi removed as Editor in a major editorial shake-up at Zimpapers
The Zimpapers Group has announced senior editorial changes at the Group's Digital and Publishing Division, with immediate effect. Joram Nyathi has been appointed Editor of the Herald, while Vi...Published: 18 Dec 2018 at 05:54hrs | 1696 | by Staff reporter
The Mugabe we knew, and hoped against
Political EditorIT must be such a difficult time for our political writers and columnists at the so-called State media. Each time they write about the developments in the post-Mugabe era and happen to...Published: 17 Mar 2018 at 07:52hrs | | by Tichaona Zindoga
Obert Gutu to contest in Harare East Constituency
A lot of developments have taken place in the MDC-T party since the death of party leader Morgan Tsvangirai recently. There has been internal fighting within the party with factionalism and accusation...Published: 17 Mar 2018 at 07:52hrs | 1687 | by Tichaona Zindoga
Gukurahundi public hearings welcome - ZCGG
The Zimbabwe Campaign For Good Governance (ZCGG) welcomes the enactment of the National Peace, Healing, and Reconciliation Commission Act and the commencement of public hearings into the Gukurahundi c...Published: 02 Feb 2018 at 07:19hrs | 695 | by M. M. Changamire
Mnangagwa blamed for planning gukurahundi
When Zimbabwe achieved independence in 1980, Mnangagwa was appointed minister of security. He directed the merger of the Rhodesian army with Mugabe's guerrilla forces and the forces of rival nationali...Published: 24 Nov 2017 at 08:14hrs | 2963 | by AP
Tsvangirai's gift to Zimbabwean women
Congratulations are in order for Morgan Tsvangirai, leader of the opposition, MDC-T and the fledgling MDC Alliance!We hear that he has just managed to bring another little Tsvangirai to the wo...Published: 30 Aug 2017 at 06:36hrs | | by Tichaona Zindoga
Tsvangirai and his 'Bhora Musango' moment
Interesting! A couple of days ago, a local newspaper ran a story that alleged that MDC-T's ELECTED (emphasis mine) deputy president Thokozani Khupe was ganging up with National People's Party (NPP) le...Published: 16 Jun 2017 at 08:26hrs | 205 | by Tichaona Zindoga
Statement on behalf of Patson Dzamara
We have noted with great concern, and sadness reports carried in online media, and traditional state media regarding the health of Patson Dzamara.While ordinarily we would not comment on malic...Published: 23 May 2017 at 21:16hrs | | by Maynard Manyowa
Tsvangirai is 'failing to inspire' says Zindoga - waking up to the reality too little too late
Democracy works best when the ruled take their duty of understanding the big issues of the day and holding the rulers to account very seriously. As a nation, we have been found wanting in this on both...Published: 29 Mar 2017 at 07:02hrs | | by Wilbert Mukori
Mugabe is forever
Western powers such as Britain and the United States are furious. They have been livid, in fact. To them Mugabe set a bad example, especially by trying to show the world that the white man can be defe...Published: 22 Feb 2017 at 05:46hrs | | by Tichaona Zindoga
Tichaona Zindoga was right Mutasa and Gumbo are just dwarfs in large robes
In 2014, Simbarashe Mumbengegwi the foreign affairs minister had the audacity to boast to his peers at the SADC summit held in Victoria falls, saying that even if the economy crumbles, Zimbabweans wil...Published: 13 Feb 2017 at 00:09hrs | | by Whitlaw Mugwiji
'Mugabe very much in charge,' claims Chombo
Zanu-PF holds its 16th Annual People's Conference in the ancient city of Masvingo next week and, with all logistics in place to hold the indaba, attention is on the issues that will be deliberated...Published: 10 Dec 2016 at 16:54hrs | | by Staff reporter
Injury follows Ignominy: Jonathan Moyo's fatal pattern in a deadly game
Professor Jonathan Moyo hogged the limelight for many reasons, none of which are good. It was on Social Network platform, Twitter that he was hounded for theft, then stirred the ugly hornets' ...Published: 13 Oct 2016 at 20:52hrs | | by Maynard Manyowa
Right to demonstrate is not absolute, says Mangwana
FORMER Cabinet Minister Paul Mangwana has said, in an interview with 'The Herald', that the right to demonstrate is not absolute.Read full interview below:...Published: 03 Sep 2016 at 09:36hrs | | by Tichaona Zindoga
The MDC-T's political harakiri
The Herald political editor Tichaona Zindoga did a good job on Wednesday this week in exposing the hypocrisy and double standards of America and its allies in dealing with issues of public violence....Published: 02 Sep 2016 at 06:41hrs | | by Joram Nyathi
'People First is doomed'
Firebrand political activist Jim Kunaka (JK), formerly youth leader of the ruling zanu-pf party in Harare Province, is back in the fold after having joined the fledgling Zimbabwe People First grou...Published: 02 Jul 2016 at 12:00hrs | | by Tichaona Zindoga
'I'm popular and well-known, victory is certain'
Zanu-PF, recently nominated Minister of State for Mashonaland Central Provincial Affairs Advocate Martin Dinha (MD) as its candidate for the forthcoming July 23 Mazowe North by-election following the ...Published: 25 Jun 2016 at 09:12hrs | | by Tichanona Zindoga
'Churches cannot appoint or depose Mugabe'
Over the past few weeks some church leaders have raised their heads over the political parapet commenting on socio-economic issues that Zimbabwe is facing and some of them last week convened a Press b...Published: 18 Jun 2016 at 10:50hrs | | by Reverend Andrew Wutawunashe
'Mash Central is a one-party province'
Today, Guruve South Constituency in Mashonaland Central Province will hold a by-election for the vacant House of Assembly seat following the expulsion of Chriswell Mutematsaka by the ruling Zanu-PF pa...Published: 23 Apr 2016 at 12:52hrs | 2595 | by Tichaona Zindoga
'You can't divorce the gun from politics'
ON Thursday, liberation struggle veterans from across the country converged in Harare to parley with President Mugabe, who is also the patron of the Zimbabwe National Liberation War Veterans' Associat...Published: 09 Apr 2016 at 08:35hrs | 2578 | by Staff reporter
Response to 'Biti's big bite of opposition cake'
Dear Editor I would like to respond briefly to the 'opinion piece' by Herald Political Editor, Tichaona Zindoga which appeared in the ZANU-PF - controlled broadsheet yesterday titled 'Bit...Published: 15 Jan 2016 at 11:23hrs | | by Rejoice Ngwenya
Media stoking fires of violence
Reading stories from the private media last week, and not last week only but every time and again, one could not appreciate what the private media stands for in the country.Their line of think...Published: 13 Jan 2016 at 05:17hrs | | by John Mukumbo
'Take cue from President Mugabe'
After what was fast turning into an embarrassing soap opera over the indigenisation Policy as the minister responsible, Patrick Zhuwao, and Finance Minister Patrick Chinamasa publicly differed on a ne...Published: 09 Jan 2016 at 07:07hrs | | by Zindoga
Look what you have done, Cde Mutsvangwa!
WAR veterans' leader Chris Mutsvangwa, has been suspended by his Mashonaland West Province which is recommending that he be recalled from Parliament and expelled from the ruling party, Zanu-PF. ...Published: 16 Dec 2015 at 07:50hrs | 4162 | by online
'Wadyajena is abusing Mnangagwa's name'
TWO prominent young cadres of the ruling zanu-pf party, Cdes Justice Mayor Wadyajena and Acie Lumumba (AL), have of late been involved in a rather nasty public fight where they have thrown everything ...Published: 17 Oct 2015 at 10:07hrs | 3933 | by Tichaona Zindoga
'Zanu-PF expulsions not kangaroo court decisions'
Zanu-PF has just recently expelled or suspended up to 100 of its members due to a number of reasons but chiefly for being part of a sinister plot to unconstitutionally unseat President Mugabe ahead of...Published: 30 May 2015 at 09:56hrs | 4310 | by Tichaona Zindoga
Magaisa, with Herald's help, sends MDC on another wild goose chase whilst the hare, Mugabe, get away!
Dr Alex Magaisa team up with the Herald to send the opposition on a wild goose chase as the opposition chases Mugabe's 63% popularity rating according to an Afrobarometer survey. "My message ...Published: 11 May 2015 at 08:58hrs | | by Wilbert Mukori
'Tsvangirai has no formula against Zanu-PF, says Magaisa
Former advisor to opposition MDC-T leader Morgan Tsvangirai Dr Alex Magaisa has conceded that opposition failure to defeat the ruling Zanu-PF is down to the ruling party being too "formidable" for the...Published: 09 May 2015 at 19:03hrs | | by Tichaona Zindoga
I've played my part, says Biti
Members of the Tendai Biti-led MDC faction were this week kicked out of Parliament for having crossed the floor from the MDC-T party on whose ticket they were elected during the July 2013 elections.&...Published: 21 Mar 2015 at 09:12hrs | | by Tichaona Zindoga
Does the EU still have a foreign policy on Zimbabwe?
The fallout from statements by EU's Ambassador to Zimbabwe Mr Aldo Dell'Ariccia suggesting there is no leadership crisis in Zimbabwe and criticising civil society for being allegedly "anchored in...Published: 08 Jul 2014 at 13:26hrs | 3757 | by Clifford Chitupa Mashiri
One on One with Prof Jonathan Moyo
Six months after its launch, some sections of society are questioning the progress of the Zimbabwe Agenda for Sustainable Socio-Economic Transformation. Political Writer Tichaona Zindoga (TZ) spoke to...Published: 21 Apr 2014 at 08:15hrs | 3177 | by Tichaona Zindoga
Tsvangirai is dispensable, says Renewal team
Factionalism in MDC-T has reached a crescendo amid expulsions, suspensions and violence. A lobby within the party calling itself MDC-Team is demanding Mr Morgan Tsvangirai steps down from the he...Published: 12 Apr 2014 at 19:19hrs | | by Tichaona Zindoga Interview
MDC-T is regrouping says Sikhala
Nomadic politician Job Sikhala is back in the MDC-T after joining a splinter party in 2005 and forming his own MDC-99 which never made any impact. ...Published: 22 Mar 2014 at 11:41hrs | 3033 | by Tichaona Zindoga
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